Well Read

Now that I have finished reading The Glass Menagerie, perhaps I can finally contribute something to the conversation in theatre. I thought that by finishing the play, some brilliant idea might pop into my head, but quite the contrary. In fact, nothing about the play has really struck me as fantastic or amazing. The rave reviews I have been hearing from my classmates has left me wondering, "Are we talking about the same play?" The only scene in the play that really seem to speak to me was the one in which Laura and Jim's character began building a relationship. I don't know if it is the literary merit of the piece or just the simple blooming of Laura's character before the audience's eyes. Prior to that scene I had been somewhat confused as to the purpose of the entire play. With the development of Laura's character occurring all in that one scene, I feel that it is most crucial to the play. I hope that I will be able to take lead in creating the set for that particular scene. I have not envisioned anything in particular for it yet, but now that I have finished reading the script, I feel that I have a better grasp for what the stage might look like. For the past year I have been throwing around the idea of a multi-level stage, something that was first talked about in the classroom that became something I was actually able to see in a production of Spring Awakening. So far I have envisioned the glass menagerie and the room adjoining in to form the ground level of the stage, while the dining room sits on a higher level. I don't believe I'm making any sense, but once I sketch something up I think there will be definite possibility.